Comments on: The United States has more port potential than the rest of the world combined https://www.isegoria.net/2024/08/the-united-states-has-more-port-potential-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:26:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Michael van der Riet https://www.isegoria.net/2024/08/the-united-states-has-more-port-potential-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/comment-page-1/#comment-3711458 Michael van der Riet Sun, 08 Sep 2024 00:29:47 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51700#comment-3711458 Bomag, at the height of the beef trade, Argentina was one of the richest nations on earth.

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2024/08/the-united-states-has-more-port-potential-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/comment-page-1/#comment-3711259 Jim Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:26:52 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51700#comment-3711259 Respectfully, the Gnomes of Zürich are unlikely to have “eagerly acquiesc[ed]” to the surrender of their ancient, cherished neutrality. Let’s not blame the presumed victims of vaguely articulated threats of bunker-busting nuclear rain for their submission to FATCA et al. For Americans, of course, the tragedy is in how the set of U.S. persons can be implicitly expanded or contracted to a truly shocking degree according with the objectives of the executive agency in question.

]]> By: Phileas Frogg https://www.isegoria.net/2024/08/the-united-states-has-more-port-potential-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/comment-page-1/#comment-3711227 Phileas Frogg Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:22:19 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51700#comment-3711227 Jim,

That’s true, on both counts, but with regard to the second we’ll see if Switzerland and its reputation can survive the present imperial hubris inspiring the dictate’s coming from Washington, to which it appears to be eagerly acquiescing.

There is still time to salvage their traditional neutrality, and the strength prestige it afforded them, but the portents are certainly disfavorable.

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_213105.htm?selectedLocale=en

https://www.politico.eu/article/switzerland-military-neutrality-defense-arms-sales-war-in-ukraine-vladimir-putin/

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/switzerland-and-nato-just-flirting-or-the-start-of-a-wild-marriage/49181146

To quote a recent Caesar, “Sad. Very sad.”

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2024/08/the-united-states-has-more-port-potential-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/comment-page-1/#comment-3711166 Jim Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:16:34 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51700#comment-3711166 But it’s also possible to overfit the patterns of life. Switzerland has been the impenetrable mountain fortress of world banking for seven centuries.

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2024/08/the-united-states-has-more-port-potential-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/comment-page-1/#comment-3711163 Jim Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:11:01 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51700#comment-3711163 Bomag:

A harping of two themes: the libertarian love of trade as the source of wealth; and apologizing for Africa.

Wondering if he dealt with the usual counter-factuals: Japan, rocky islands less than 200 miles wide, did so well; Argentina, lots of ports and resources, did not do so well. Why did Switzerland, no ports and difficult geography, do so well?

Great comment, LOL.

]]> By: Bomag https://www.isegoria.net/2024/08/the-united-states-has-more-port-potential-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/comment-page-1/#comment-3711072 Bomag Mon, 02 Sep 2024 10:29:58 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51700#comment-3711072 A harping of two themes: the libertarian love of trade as the source of wealth; and apologizing for Africa.

Wondering if he dealt with the usual counter-factuals: Japan, rocky islands less than 200 miles wide, did so well; Argentina, lots of ports and resources, did not do so well. Why did Switzerland, no ports and difficult geography, do so well?

]]> By: Jim https://www.isegoria.net/2024/08/the-united-states-has-more-port-potential-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined/comment-page-1/#comment-3710444 Jim Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:48:52 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=51700#comment-3710444 The most interesting aspect of CBDC is that its dollars would not be created by the mortgaging of real estate.

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